A new report claims SoftBank is planning to drop Huawei-built hardware from its 4G network and switch to Nokia and Ericsson products over the next few years. This follows Japan's ban on Chinese tech.
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Nokia and OPPO have signed a secretive patent license agreement. The contents of the deal are unknown but OPPO has agreed to pay Nokia for the multi-year license period. It likely involves 5G patents.
The U.K. mobile operator, EE, has announced the first areas that will get 5G next year. The firm is also going to be bringing 5G broadband via the 5G Home router to showcase 5G's competence.
The UK carrier today announced that it will be shifting even more of its radio towers from 3G to 4G over the next six months, enabling clearer voice calls and much faster internet connections.
Reports claim that the Bangladeshi government has blocked mobile internet in some regions after protests against the killing of two students in a road accident turned violent, with over 100 injured.
Sky Mobile will continue to operate on Telefónica UK's network after a new long-term deal was signed. The two firms will also work to test and launch 5G over the next couple of years.
Loon LLC and Telkom Kenya have entered an agreement to launch Loon's balloons to help connect everyone in the country, even those out in the more rural areas that are difficult to connect.
Chuwi has revealed more details about its Android gaming tablet, the Hi9 Air. The tablet will be powered by a Helio X20 and 4GB RAM, but will also offer a 4G LTE for connectivity when on the go.
Huawei has announced the availability of the Huawei 5G LampSite. The new device will allow shopping centres, airports, and other public areas to easily deploy 5G for customers when it's available.
Vodafone and Nokia are going to deploy 4G on the Moon in 2019 to assist PTScientists with a mission that will send a two rovers to inspect the Apollo 17 lunar rover and stream HD footage to Earth.
The second largest mobile carrier in the United States is promising to be the first company in the country to offer its users 5G internet. By the end of the year, a dozen markets will be covered.
Politicians in Birmingham, UK, today called for urgent action to ensure that country remains up to speed, on mobile, with other developed countries going forward or risk lagging behind.
One of the UK's 'big four' networks has announced "landline killer" broadband packages. The service is delivered over its 4G network, rather than traditional fixed lines, but comes at quite a premium.
T-Mobile has been making strides to improve its network over the years and is now deploying its newly acquired spectrum. The LG V30 will be the first handset on the market to support 600MHz LTE.
EE, Qualcomm, and Sony have demoed gigabit 4G in London for the first time. EE says the faster 4G iteration will come to densely populated areas in the future, including Manchester and Birmingham.
A new report claims that Reliance Jio and Google are working together to build an affordable 4G smartphone for the Indian consumer market which would be exclusive to Reliance Jio's network.
Virgin Media has finally got around to launching 4G mobile. Their deals start from £6 and work their way up to £25. Users will get nice perks including data rollover and free WhatsApp data.
Qualcomm has unveiled its first mass-market-ready 5G modem, dubbed the Snapdragon X50. It can support download speeds of up to 5 Gbps, MIMO antennas, and mmWave technology and it's coming soon.
The Finnish mobile carrier, Elisa, has teamed up with Huawei to break the world's record for the fastest transfer over 4G. The companies reached 1.9 Gbps. Elisa's network reaches 450 Mbps, currently.
EE is currently offering a 12-month plan with 16GB of 4G data, including tethering, and unlimited minutes and texts for £19.99 a month, down from £34.99 - and existing customers could pay just £16.49.
For the second time in two months, customers of the Australian mobile network Telstra have taken advantage of a free data day. Despite collectively using 2,686 terabytes of data, not all were happy.
On Sunday, Telstra lifted data caps for the entire day for all of its mobile users, and as expected, the network saw increased usage, doubling any normal day of the week, as users took advantage.
When Telstra Australia users were hit with severe outages on Tuesday, the company suggested that they might compensate with free data, this is exactly what they have done for Valentine's Day.
After agreeing terms to buy EE last February, BT's acquisition of the UK's largest carrier is now complete, creating a quad-play giant in fixed-line telephony, broadband, mobile and TV services.
EE has announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Olaf Swantee, will be stepping down when the carrier's acquisition by BT Group is complete - a deal that is still awaiting final regulatory approval.
UK mobile network provider, Three, has announced plans to create a new service in the UK called Super Voice 4G, to improve indoor mobile signal.
giffgaff is relaunching all of its 'goodybags' with inclusive 4G data - but it's dropping its £20 unlimited data plan, and instead offering 6GB at "4G speeds", and then "unlimited" data at 256kbps.
The UK's largest mobile network and leading 4G provider, EE, has announced the Rook, a low-cost Android 5.1 handset which the carrier claims is the country's most affordable 4G smartphone ever.
EE says that it's now Europe's biggest 4G network, after reaching 10 million 4G customers - and it also says that the amount of data carried by its network will triple to one exabyte per year by 2018.
O2 has refreshed its Pay As You Go tariffs in the UK, with the new Big Bundles offering 4G access to all new and existing Pay As You Go users.
Dixons Carphone will launch its new mobile network 'iD' in May, promising free data roaming in the USA and 21 other countries, along with 12-month contracts and "the best value 4G on the UK market".
Two of the most enduring brands in the UK mobile market are being phased out from today, as EE is killing off T-Mobile and Orange to focus on selling its 4G services to new and existing customers.
The French multinational company has recently announced it will bring affordable 4G mobile devices to the upcoming CES, and they carry impressive specifications for their price.
Microsoft's low-cost Lumia 635 4G Windows Phone usually costs around $100, but it will be available for just $39.99 on Black Friday - even more affordable than the entry-level Lumia 530.
UK carrier giffgaff launched its full 4G service today - but those hoping for a similar offering to its 'goodybags' with unlimited 3G data may despair to hear that 5GB is the most 4G data you can get.
After Vodafone began the trend earlier this month, EE has now started to roll out LTE-A technology, marketed as 4G+. This will allow users on compatible handsets to reach higher speeds online.
The UK's largest 4G network, EE, has relaunched its SIM-only plans, with more affordable options now starting at £9.99 a month, and more data included on each plan, with up to 10GB available.
Qualcomm is targeting the sub-$100 device market with its new Snapdragon 210 chipset, which includes 4G LTE connectivity and support for 1080p video playback, cameras up to 8MP, Bluetooth 4.1 and NFC.
After appearing on, and then quickly disappearing from, the Microsoft Store site, the Nokia Lumia 635 is once again available for pre-order there, priced at $129 off-contract with T-Mobile.
After the Lumia 635 4G Windows Phone appeared for pre-order priced at $99, the listing vanished from the Microsoft Store site the next day - and the company has now explained to Neowin what happened.